Street chalk
Kik · Straßenkreide
ToysChemical
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Germany
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
There is an excessive migration of lead from the yellow and red chalk (measured value up to 36.8 mg/kg).
Requirements breached
Exposure to lead can result in severe and irreversible neurotoxicity, particularly in the case of children. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-3.
Measures taken
- Warning consumers of the risks Voluntary measuresTaken by: ImporterIn force from: 6 September 2019
- Recall of the product from end users Voluntary measuresTaken by: ImporterIn force from: 6 September 2019
- Destruction of the product Voluntary measuresTaken by: ImporterIn force from: 6 September 2019
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Voluntary measuresTaken by: ImporterIn force from: 6 September 2019
Product
- Description
- 15 pieces of chalk in a cardboard box with window.
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/1443/19 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2019-040
- Published
- 23 September 2019
- Corrigendum
- Notification A12/1154/19 has been temporarily withdrawn from report 2019-31 of 02-08-2019 at the request of the notifying authority while waiting for the results of new tests on the product.
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